Will it ever go away?
I'm not referring to a goiter, a urinary tract infection or herpes flare-up. No, I'm talking about the craving I have for a smoke. I average a couple of cigarettes a week or so and I'm currently about 10 days without one but the craving won't die. Maybe the problem is the triggers.Every cup of coffee, every meal, every midget porn video. The point is that it's hard for me.....like trying get past the 5 minute mark of a Trump speech.
I think I'd have an easier time with sticking my leg in a wood-chipper, having my face torn off and eaten by a wolverine, or plucking my Persian neighbor's back hair.
I know. I know...there's nicotine gum and e-cigs but if I didn't have this to b*tch about, what's left? Politics I suppose, but aren't there already enough a-holes doing that?
I think I need a smoke....
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Sorry, that might not have been helpful.
One thing I did was to put strong flavored candy (peppermint Life Savers, Altoids, etc.) in the pocket where I usually kept my smokes. I remember that I'd reach for a cigarette without thinking, and that little trick helped a LOT. You'll find too that the longer you go without a cigarette, the greater the feeling of accomplishment. Also, it's almost impossible to succeed on the first try. Keep at it!
Blue, that wouldn't work for me. Having them within reach makes it worse. When a smoker is around, I'll often ask to buy a smoke for a dollar. Most times people will offer one but I insist on paying as part of my punishment for smoking. I always regret it since there's really no enjoyment in it anymore but there's a part of my subconscious that's not quite convinced.
I didn't smoke today and with a little bit of will power, I won't smoke tomorrow. It's the cravings that start with a coffee in the morning that I could do without. Eh, the cravings, NOT the coffee! There's no way I'm giving that up!
Tomorrow will be two weeks.
I'm talking about the craving I have for a smoke.
“People forget that they taught themselves how to smoke, and so they can teach themselves how to not smoke,” says Marra Williams, a UCI Health certified health education specialist.
PS
It's nice to see your beard from another angle.
12 years on only thing left my hands are at a loss, my lungs shot from damage done,
Maybe if I punch myself in the face every time I have a craving it could be considered a form of 'teaching', and the lesson being that thoughts of smoking result in a bloody nose?
I feel I just need to keep saying no to the juvenile in me that sometimes screams for instant gratification.
Thanks to all! Gotta walk the dog.